Nonscratching packing pad



Oct. 27, 1953 G. A. GERARD 2,657,158

NONSCRATCHING PACKING PAD Filed June 15,,1950

INVENTOR.

Bgaaye fine/"0rd W AT7aRA/Ey Patented Oct. 27, 1953 r=t UNITED STATES NONSCRATCHING PACKING PAD George A. Gerard, Hillside, N." J., .assignor to Cotton Wood Products, Inc., Baltimore, Md., a corporation of Maryland Application June 13, 1950, Serial No. 167,838

1 Claim. (01. 154-54) V This invention relates to improvements in laminated heet materials and is directed particularly to an improved material of such character which is designed as a protective means for highly finished surfaces, as, for example, furniture.

Many articles of commerce are, today, provided with finished surfaces having a high gloss and the protection of such glossy surfaces in shipment, is particularly difficult with the packing materials at present available. Such materials must not only be of sufiicient thickness and softness to protect the surfaces, but should also have a surface which will not scratch or mar the finish upon the furniture, or other body, which is a combination of features not found in the packing materials to be had up to development of the instant invention.

A particular object of the present invention is, accordingly, to provide an improved packing pad which combines a soft, relatively thick pad body of strong, tough and durable material, with a facing of soft, not abrasive material which latter may be placed directly against a highly polished surface without marring or scratching the same, while the padding portion effectively protects such'surface from damage by any object which may be jambed against it.

Another object of the invention is to provide an article of the character stated which can be produced in quantity economically from cheap raw materials and in part in fact, from waste materials such as shreaded paper, excelsior and the like.

A further object is to provide an article of the character stated comprising a pad body having over one side thereof one or more sheets of soft tissue or crepe paper, or anyother sheet material of suitablecharacter, which is attached, to the pad along two edges, or in which the major portions of the" sheet surfaces are separable one from the other and from the pad so that some relative movement is possible without tearing and without rubbing the polished surface under protection. I

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of the present invention, with the understanding that the invention is not confined to a strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing;

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a packing pad constructed in accordance with an embodi- 2 ment of the present invention, parts being broken away.

Figure 2 is a partial section taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 i a partial section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the numeral I generally designates a packing pad, made in accordance with the present invention. Such pad is here shown as being of approximately rectangular form or outline, but it will be obvious from a consideration of the following description that it may be of any desired form.

In accordance with the invention, there is provided a main body comprising two sheets II of heavy, fibrous material such, for example, as heavy kraft paper, which are joined by suitable adhesive, along each of their edges, as indicated at l2, thereby forming an envelope I3.

The envelope l 3 is filled with any suitable filler M, which may be shredded paper, excelsior, cotton or cellulose, so as to form a flat soft cushion or pad.

Overlying one side, or face, of the pad, or cushion, so formed are one, two or more plies or sheets, of a soft paper such as tissue, creped or uncreped, facial quality or plain, white, colored, or unbleached. Eachof these plies is designated I5 and they are of a somewhat greater length or width than that of the pad and are glued together and to the underlying sheet l2, along two opposite edges, as indicated at IS in a manner that a fullness is provided between the same and the pad; the other two edges of the tissue sheets being unjoined, and free from connection with the pad, as shown in the three figures of the drawing.

While one particular type of paper hasbeen mentioned for the pad sheets II, it is to be understood that this has been set forth only as an example of one material which couldbe used and is not intended to in any way limit the invention, since other types of paper'and material might be made use of satisfactorily.

It is thought to be obvious that in the use of the present invention, which may be made in various, sizes-as well as shapes, the tissue faced side of the pad will be placed against the surface to be protected, so that any movement of another body pressing against the pad, and causing movement of the pad, will not produce abrasion of the said surface since the soft tissue could do no harm to the surface, such as might be done bythe harsher material forming one side of the pad body or envelope. 7

From the foregoing it will be seen that the present invention provides a packingpad which can be economically produced and one which will give maximum protection to polished surfaces over which it may be secured.

I claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a rectangular Packing Re qn m si r. rmed f a mreatively thick-layer ofa-fibrous material, an envelope formed of two sheets of a relatively heavy flexible sheet material having the edges thereofi adhesively joined to fully enclosetsaidelayer of; fibrous material, and two sheets of a soft textured material overlying one face ofgsaid: envelope superposed relation with respect thereto, twooi the opposite edges of the last named sheets being adhesively joined, together; the. cpmgle-l mental edges of said envelope, the portions 0,1

4 said last named sheets between the joined edges thereof having a slight fulness to prevent disruption of the same in the event of movement of the pad structure relative to the object to be protected thereby.

GEORGE A. GERARD.

Bfl zenge in he me; f; patent UNITED STATES PATENTS ,lglumber Name Date 915,094 Goodrick Mar. 16, 1909 13323361 0: Price Dec. 2, 1919 ,lfllfilzi urrows. y 18, 1933 LQfiSIQQL Qe ierd et 1- M y 1 2 ,518.?!3 Da -129 Aug. 15, 1950 2,576,278 Bode Nov. 27, 1951 

